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Chapter 12: The Chemistry of Ethers, Epoxides, Glycols, and Sulfides – Study Notes

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Thiol Reactions

  • The mechanism of Disulfide Synthesis.
    02:55
  • The mechanism of Sulfide Synthesis.
    03:21

Williamson Ether Synthesis

  • The Mechanism of Williamson Ether Synthesis.
    03:50

Epoxidation

  • Halohydrins to epoxides via intramolecular SN2.
    02:26
  • General properties of epoxidation.
    02:19
  • The mechanism of how peroxy acids make epoxides.
    03:19

Epoxide Reactions

  • Base-Catalyzed Epoxide Ring-Opening
    04:44
  • Acid-Catalyzed Epoxide Ring-Opening
    04:34

Ether Cleavage

  • How to predict the products of Ether Cleavage.
    04:22
  • Predict the product of the following reaction.
    03:44

Epoxide Reactions

  • Base-Catalyzed Epoxide Ring-Opening
    04:44
  • Acid-Catalyzed Epoxide Ring-Opening
    04:34

Grignard Reaction

  • Reactions of Organometallics
    13:40

Organometallic Cumulative Practice

  • Intro to Predict the Product
    00:24
  • Intro to Retrosynthesis
    00:22

Dihydroxylation

  • General properties of syn vicinal dihydroxylation.
    03:50
  • Predict the product for the following multi-step reaction.
    04:42

Oxidative Cleavage

  • General properties of strong oxidative cleavage.
    06:00

Intro to Phosphate Anhydrides

  • Guided course
    Intro to Phosphate Anhydrides Example 1
    1:26
  • Guided course
    Intro to Phosphate Anhydrides Concept 1
    3:05
  • Guided course
    Intro to Phosphate Anhydrides Concept 2
    2:44

Nucleophilic Substitution

  • Predict the product
    05:55
  • Nucleophiles and Electrophiles can react in Bronsted-Lowry Reactions.
    05:01
  • Nucleophiles and Electrophiles can react in Substitution Reactions.
    01:47

Conformational Isomers

  • Understanding what a conformer is.
    03:29

Reaction Mechanism

  • How to tell if charged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
    02:39
  • Nucleophile or Electrophile
    01:49
  • How to tell if uncharged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
    02:48